Chapter Summaries

After the cleanup, Deathstroke tasked Wanda with rebuilding the Inner Planes and protecting Earth, then brought her to restore Luthor to human form. Luthor left with a renewed purpose, while Diana, Harley, and Deathstroke prepared to return to Earth and spend the evening together.

• Deathstroke arranged the post-battle cleanup and led Diana, Carol, and Strangle through the broken spatial lockdown to meet Wanda and Polaris.
• Deathstroke asked Wanda to unite the ownerless dimensions into a new Inner Planes and guard Earth as its Sorcerer Supreme, and Wanda agreed.
• Wanda used Chaos Magic to turn Luthor back into a human and restore his hair, after which he thanked Deathstroke and teleported away with Brainiac.
• Diana worried that Luthor could not be trusted, but Deathstroke explained his motives and reassured her.
• Harley suggested that she, Diana, and Little Bee spend the evening together, while Diana insisted that Deathstroke was staying with her in London.

Deathstroke arranged for Wanda and Lorna to stitch the dimensions together, then traveled to Alaska to visit Yggdrasil and test Set’s corpse as fertilizer. The tree stirred when he mentioned God Eater, whom Oshtur had entrusted to him.

• Carol stayed in New York while waiting for Miss America to return Orange Cat, Harley took Diana to find Batwoman’s café, and Deadpool collected his commission before returning to TVA headquarters.
• Wanda asked Deathstroke about her duties as Sorcerer Supreme, and he gave her and Lorna Felix Felicis before they opened a portal and left to carry out his arrangements.
• Deathstroke asked Adjutant to send him to Alaska, where he found Leonid at the ruins of Asgard and explained that the satellite internet worked there.
• Deathstroke and Leonid visited Yggdrasil, whose branch had three leaves amid a pit of decaying corpses, and Deathstroke poured it liquor while recounting recent events.
• Yggdrasil’s leaves trembled when Deathstroke mentioned that Oshtur had given God Eater to him to raise.

Deathstroke negotiated with Yggdrasil for Runic power and offered Set’s corpse as nourishment to help the weakened tree grow. Yggdrasil accepted the arrangement, grew into a small tree, and Deathstroke left Leonid and the Adjutant to care for it while awaiting the promised power.

• Deathstroke reassured Yggdrasil that he would keep the God Eater contained and asked Leonid to interpret the Runes, but Leonid could not read them.
• Deathstroke asked Yggdrasil for Runic power, and Yggdrasil agreed to grant it once it had grown strong enough.
• Deathstroke had the Adjutant bring Set’s processed corpse and explained that he would feed pieces of it to Yggdrasil.
• Deathstroke buried two chunks of Set’s meat beneath Yggdrasil, causing the tiny branch to grow into a small tree over three meters tall.
• Deathstroke arranged for Leonid to protect Yggdrasil and the Adjutant to keep supplying it with meat, while counting on the favor he had earned from Angerboda.

Su Ming met with Doctor Doom in Latveria to plan an assault on the Beyonders, then traveled to Dracula’s castle to check on the Vampires after killing Chthon. Dracula’s crowded ball revealed that the Vampires had gathered because they feared Su Ming and hoped to benefit from his connection to their master.

• Doctor Doom told Su Ming that he had extracted Element Zero and asked how to use it to strengthen their power and Cosmic Authority.
• Su Ming said their next target was the Beyonders and explained that he had incited the Constructors to attack the Beyond Realm.
• Doctor Doom agreed to use Element Zero to open a Teleportation Portal to the Beyond Realm, while Su Ming promised to provide a team resistant to high-level authority.
• Su Ming left Doom’s castle with food and traveled through Doom’s portal to Romania to visit Dracula and learn whether Chthon’s death had affected the Vampires.
• A Vampire Bride welcomed Su Ming into Dracula’s crowded ball and explained that the guests had come after learning he had defeated Chthon and was close to their master.

After confirming that Chthon’s death had not harmed the vampires, Su Ming checked on Earth’s losses and updated Utopia’s leaders about Wanda and Polaris. He arranged access to The Boys Universe for Utopia’s Mutants, gathered intelligence on Earth’s factions, and ended the night at Sepulk with Teacher Yao.

• Su Ming asked Dracula whether Chthon’s death had caused changes among the vampires, and Dracula said they were relieved and felt no negative effects.
• Su Ming visited S.P.E.A.R. and learned from Zheng Xian that China had suffered only minor property damage and no injuries.
• Su Ming told Professor X and Magneto about Wanda and Polaris and the tourist destination in The Boys Universe, then opened that universe to organized Utopia Mutant tours.
• Su Ming met with Dotty, Madame Lotus, and Mr. Sinister and instructed them to gather intelligence on Leviathan.
• Su Ming returned to Kamar-Taj with Teacher Yao and went to Sepulk, their transportation hub.

Su Ming showed Ancient One an isolated Aberrant Earth and later reassured Diana about looming crises and Paradise Island’s communications blackout. He proposed that Hippolyta had replaced the Justice League’s monitoring stations with an Olympian system, then offered to kill Zeus so Diana could rule Olympus and control her mother.

• Su Ming showed Ancient One the isolated, flesh-like Aberrant Earth hidden in the Spectre Universe, and she examined it with concern.
• Diana worried that she could not prevent future crises, while Su Ming told her to keep fighting and said Darkseid was likely holding back a major attack.
• Diana wondered why Hippolyta had removed Paradise Island’s signal stations, and Su Ming suggested she planned to replace them with Vulcan’s Olympian satellite system.
• Diana tried to return to Paradise Island to confront her mother, but Su Ming stopped her and pointed out that Hippolyta might not listen and Batwoman was already monitoring the island.
• Su Ming proposed killing Zeus and making Diana the Main God of Olympus so she could use her authority to rein in Hippolyta.

Su Ming explained why he had backed away from killing Zeus and spent the night with Harley and Poison Ivy. The next morning, he went with Barry to watch the multiversal Flash Cup, where Barry prepared to race among a crowd of speedsters.

• Su Ming told Harley and Poison Ivy that Diana had acted furious to keep him from killing Zeus and avoid forcing herself to choose between him and Hippolyta.
• Harley suggested hiring Deadpool to kill Zeus, but Su Ming said he would wait and seek a chance to have someone else do it.
• Su Ming left Harley and Poison Ivy the next morning and headed to the Hall of Justice, where he encountered Barry rushing to the Flash Cup.
• Su Ming decided to attend the race, and the Adjutant teleported him and Barry to the packed venue while contacting Channel 52 for a commentator.
• Ambush Bug took over commentary, and Barry joined the starting line alongside nine other speedsters, leaving Su Ming unsure which Barry to cheer for.

Su Ming watched Ambush Bug host the annual Flash Speed Race at the Hall of Justice while reflecting on Justice Incarnate and its role in the multiverse. The competitors prepared to start, with Barry Allen among them, as the course’s first deadly obstacle came into view.

• Ambush Bug introduced the race and called Justice Incarnate an ineffective organization, drawing boos from the speedsters in the stands.
• Su Ming considered Justice Incarnate’s limited usefulness and Calvin Ellis’s leadership while watching the broadcast.
• Ambush Bug introduced the competitors, including Barry Allen from Earth-0, whom the Rogues cheered for.
• Su Ming inspected the course’s first obstacle: rotating airplane propellers above pits that opened into space.

Su Ming met Jesse Quick of Earth-Two at a speedster race and shared drinks and snacks with her while they talked about their worlds. He then arranged a free concession stand for the racers, who enthusiastically thanked him as the race continued.

• Jesse Quick mistook Su Ming for another Deathstroke and asked him for soda, so he gave her a drink and shared his popcorn.
• Su Ming and Jesse discussed their different Earths, her studies at Gotham University, and the lava obstacle in the race.
• Su Ming had the Adjutant teleport in a tanker truck and set up free food and drink stalls for the audience.
• The speedsters rushed to collect refreshments, then thanked Su Ming as he watched the race.

The speedster race began, and Earth-0's The Flash led the first group through the course while Su Ming watched with Jesse Quick. After the racers entered the Speed Force Plane, Earth-0's The Flash suddenly vanished from the cameras.

• A lightning bolt started the race, and the contestants sprinted toward the first obstacle, with Earth-0's The Flash narrowly in the lead.
• Su Ming told Jesse Quick he was rooting for Earth-0's The Flash, and they discussed the Barry Allen from Earth-One and the Legends of Tomorrow.
• The racers entered the Speed Force Plane, where Ambush Bug reported that Earth-0's The Flash still led as the group approached an asteroid belt obstacle.
• The crowd fell silent when Earth-0's The Flash disappeared from the race cameras after passing through an obstacle zone.

During the Flash Cup, Barry vanished while crossing the asteroid belt, prompting suspicion that his disappearance was a kidnapping. Calvin brought Deathstroke and Jesse Quick to the command hall, where he revealed that he believed Barry’s disappearance had been foreshadowed long ago.

• Barry disappeared during the race, and the search cameras found no trace of him.
• The other speedsters returned safely, while the Rogues demanded answers and Captain Cold angrily confronted Justice Incarnate.
• Calvin promised the crowd that Justice Incarnate would find Barry, then approached Deathstroke for his thoughts on the disappearance.
• Deathstroke suspected a conspiracy but considered the possibility that Barry had simply left the race; he brought Jesse Quick to help investigate.
• Calvin led Deathstroke and Jesse Quick to the command hall and said Barry’s disappearance might have been foreshadowed long ago.

Deathstroke arranged to summon Captain Carrot while Jesse struggled to understand the multiversal matters discussed in the command hall. The Adjutant reported recent developments on Earth-8, and Captain Carrot arrived after receiving a message about premium carrots.

• Deathstroke ordered the Adjutant to begin the fourth contingency plan for investigating the Speed Force Plane and contact Captain Carrot.
• The Adjutant told Deathstroke that the Zoo Crew was concerned about Machine Head's Ultron and its vegetable thefts.
• The Adjutant reported that Lord Havok had obtained the Omni-Gauntlets and was hunting for Genesis Eggs.
• Deathstroke dismissed the Earth-8 matters and had the Adjutant lure Captain Carrot with a message about premium carrots.
• Captain Carrot flew down and fixed his eyes on the carrot in Deathstroke's hand.

Su Ming recruited Captain Carrot and Jesse Quick to investigate Barry’s disappearance during the Flash Cup race. The group prepared to examine the asteroid belt where Barry had last been seen, with Jesse determined to stay until they found him.

• Su Ming brought Captain Carrot to the Rock of Eternity and asked for his help.
• Captain Carrot warned Jesse Quick that the mission would be dangerous, which strengthened her resolve to join them.
• Su Ming explained that Barry from Earth-0 had vanished during the Flash Cup and that they needed a speedster to enter the Speed Force Plane.
• Captain Carrot agreed to help find Barry, and Su Ming identified the asteroid belt as the first place to investigate.
• Captain Carrot gave Jesse a carrot, and Su Ming used his Cloak to keep her safe before Adjutant prepared to transport them.

Su Ming led Jesse Quick and Captain Rabbit through a recreation of Barry’s asteroid-belt route and studied their footprints to assess Barry’s state of mind. At the final rock, he found that Barry had entered the Speed Force Plane by stepping with his right foot twice in a row, raising the question of why he had hopped on one leg.

• Su Ming projected an asteroid-belt route with roughly eighty thousand points where Barry had landed and asked Captain Rabbit and Jesse Quick to run it.
• Su Ming protected Jesse Quick with his Power Ring, and she and Captain Rabbit followed Cloak across the course.
• Su Ming compared the footprints and concluded that Barry had run steadily and felt safe along the route.
• At the endpoint, Jesse sensed traces of the Speed Force, while Captain Rabbit noted that speedsters landed on their whole feet.
• Su Ming pointed out that Barry’s final two footprints were both from his right foot and asked why Barry had hopped into the Speed Force Plane.

Deathstroke discovered that Barry had not hopped on one leg during the Flash Cup, suggesting he had been in an abnormal state when he entered the Speed Force Plane. He took Captain Carrot and Jesse Quick toward the Outpost to investigate Barry’s disappearance, hoping to find witnesses in the Speed Force’s Wild World.

• Deathstroke compared the contestants’ footprints and found that none of them had hopped on one leg, a clue that Barry had been abnormal when he entered the Speed Force Plane.
• Captain Carrot suggested that Barry might have lost control of his left leg, and Deathstroke agreed it was possible while joking that Barry’s shoelaces had not come undone.
• Deathstroke asked Jesse Quick to take them into the Speed Force Plane and head for the Outpost to gather information.
• Deathstroke considered that Barry might have been kidnapped during the Flash Cup, when he was happy and unguarded and had left his equipment behind.
• Deathstroke explained that the Outpost was a settlement in the Wild World where travelers could stop and learn about the Speed Force, though leaving it was difficult.
• Deathstroke believed Cloak could get them back out and hoped someone at the Outpost had witnessed Barry’s disappearance.

Deathstroke guided Jesse Quick and Captain Carrot into the Speed Force Plane to reach an outpost in Wild World, but Black Flash pursued them. Deathstroke stopped the pursuer with a Force Choke and a blast of Cosmic Energy as they continued onward.

• Deathstroke explained how to reach the outpost through the Speed Force Plane, and Jesse admitted she had never traveled there before.
• Jesse carried Deathstroke and Captain Carrot into the Speed Force Plane, where Captain Carrot asked Deathstroke to call him Roger.
• Roger spotted Black Flash pursuing them through the lightning, and Deathstroke confirmed that he had not brought any other allies.
• Deathstroke warned the Symbiotes that Black Flash could not be permanently killed and hurled a sphere of Cosmic Energy at him.
• Deathstroke used Force Choke to hold Black Flash in place, and the sphere of light swallowed him.

Su Ming, Jesse, and Captain Carrot escaped Black Flash and entered Wild World through a fleeting passage in the Speed Force Plane. They landed in a jungle swamp near the wreck of the Titanic, where Mount Vesuvius threatened to erupt, and Su Ming urged Jesse to eat before they moved on.

• Su Ming explained that Black Flash hunted speedsters and that the Still Force could counter the Speed Force, while Jesse listened.
• Deathstroke guided Jesse toward the brief entrance to Wild World, and Jesse successfully charged through it with Su Ming and Captain Carrot.
• The three landed in a jungle lake beside the wreck of the Titanic, and Captain Carrot carried the exhausted Jesse ashore.
• Su Ming warned that Mount Vesuvius might erupt and gave Jesse high-calorie food to restore her energy before they moved on.

Su Ming explained that Wild World was a dumping ground for broken Timeline fragments, as he and Jesse explored it with Captain Rabbit. After Jesse admitted she had once saved a dinosaur, an Apollo space shuttle crashed nearby, and the group moved on before more debris could fall.

• Jesse rapidly ate a pile of food and recovered her stamina while Su Ming and Captain Rabbit watched Mount Vesuvius erupt across the swamp.
• Su Ming explained that Wild World collected fragments of collapsed Timelines, including the endlessly erupting Vesuvius and half of the Titanic.
• Jesse confessed that she had traveled to the Cretaceous Period and saved a small dinosaur, and Su Ming reassured her that it was unlikely to cause problems.
• A falling object appeared above the group, and the Cloak of Levitation dodged it as it crashed into the jungle and started a fire.
• Captain Rabbit identified the wreckage as an Apollo space shuttle, and Su Ming urged the group to search for a landmark before more debris fell.

Su Ming, Jesse, and Captain Rabbit flew through the Wild World, where objects from across time and space constantly fell from the sky. Su Ming searched for the human outpost by watching for areas with fewer falling fragments, and the group headed toward a suspicious direction.

• Jesse searched the rainforest below and found no humans, so Su Ming explained that people would settle where falling debris was scarce.
• Su Ming told Jesse to watch the sky for gaps in the falling objects and steered the flying carpet toward a promising direction.
• Su Ming explained to Captain Rabbit that time travelers from many sources, not just speedsters, caused the Time-Space Fragments to fall into the Wild World.
• Captain Rabbit asked about Barbatos, and Su Ming reassured him that Barbatos was restrained by a chain forged from Tenth Metal.
• Su Ming and Captain Rabbit recalled meeting during the battle against Barbatos and praised each other's growth and strength.

Su Ming traveled through the Wild World with Jesse Quick and Captain Carrot while the Speed Force interfered with communications and transport. He asked Adjutant to send a dark-hearted, dark-looking friend to join them.

• Su Ming watched Mount Vesuvius erupt with Jesse Quick and Captain Carrot, then cut apart a Golden Gate Bridge falling from the sky.
• Su Ming spoke with Adjutant, who reported that the Spider Web could teleport people to him but the Boom Tube was unavailable.
• Su Ming invited Hermione to vacation in the Black Suit Universe and approved her bringing Fleur and Luna.
• Su Ming told Adjutant he wanted a dark-looking friend to join the team as a straight man for his jokes.
• Adjutant agreed to arrange a totem teleportation and told Su Ming to prepare to receive the person.